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Attractions near Prosperity

Around Prosperity, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve leads the list

Parks & monuments make up 4 of the 6 places on the list. Prosperity itself has none of them. Some 2M visitors a year come to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Appalachian Trail lies 56 mi out, the pick for a day trip.

Attractions nearby
14
within 60 miles
The big one
4 mi
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Preserve · 4 mi east

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to find them

The map ends at Gauley River National Recreation Area, 25 mi out.

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Orange: Prosperity. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every one of them

Each of the 14 is within 60 miles.

Appalachian Trail

Park & preserve · 56 mi southeast · read 307K times a year on Wikipedia

2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.

3.0M visitors a year
Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Prosperity → · Prosperity’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Appalachian Trail: Paulba. Original uploader was Paulbalegend at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Project Greek Island: Z22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Criel Mound: David G. Simpson, Public domain · The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve: Lisa Strader, CC BY 2.0 · Lost World Caverns: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Thurmond: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain · Gauley River National Recreation Area: Wwkayaker22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunshine Farm and Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0

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